# The Marching Morons

**Author:** C. Kornbluth
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**Added:** 10.07.2026
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## Description

In a future where intelligence has become a rare commodity, society teeters on the brink. Honest John Barlow, a cunning real estate agent from the mid-20th century, awakens from suspended animation into a world unrecognizable. Billions of cheerful, simple-minded "morons" vastly outnumber a dwindling, exhausted elite struggling behind the scenes to keep civilization from collapsing entirely. Overpopulation, rampant consumerism, and a complete lack of critical thought define this bizarre new reality.

Tasked by the desperate intellectual minority to solve their dire predicament, Barlow, a man unburdened by ethics, sees not a crisis but an unparalleled opportunity. With ruthless pragmatism and manipulative genius, he devises a shocking, large-scale solution to the world's most pressing problem. This unsettling, darkly satirical novella explores the perils of unchecked societal decline, anti-intellectualism, and the chilling consequences when a population willingly embraces ignorance. Kornbluth’s prophetic vision remains a potent and uncomfortable commentary on human nature.